HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Weltpolitik, July Crisis, Port
22 Jul 2016
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Dan karnling hard core history (wwi) * Us concerned that japan is coming to defeat. Japanese migration to california (surplus population: korea, hawaii, cali) > How do all the major powers of the day end up in this massive conflict: long term causes. Britain depends on national trade, needs control of ocean - political elites know this and goals=strongest navy - early 20th century. Britain enters in competition with germany bc they join colonial race . Weltpolitik announced at same time as naval construction program > germans challenge british navy (threatens british local navy) Britain also feels they need to ramp up > tension. Tension breaks out in europe and british involvement is therefore certain. Ottoman empire: used to be powerful before end of 19th century; controlled. Russia interested in it for warm water port on med. Powder keg was expected to blow up (will happen when ferdinand is as- sassinated: short term causes, july crisis.
